Women in HVACR (WHVACR), a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering women in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration trades, announced today it has elected its new board of directors for 2025.
The complete board is made up of the executive board and a broader board of directors. These members work collaboratively to guide the organization’s direction, oversee financial management and ensure legal and ethical integrity.
“This board is made up of some of the most experienced and capable women in the skilled trades industry, and I can’t wait to work with them to improve the lives of other women who work in the trades,” said Amy O’Grady, executive director of Women in HVACR. “This team’s experiences and backgrounds will help our members improve their lives by providing them with the education, networking opportunities and mentoring programs they need to be successful. The executive board is structured to allow tenured board members to advise and lead so that we continually bring in new talent and leadership.”
Kristin Gallup, who served as the board’s vice president in 2024, has been named as the president of the executive board. She is the director of product management parts and supplies for Carrier Enterprise, a joint venture between Watsco, Inc. and Carrier Corporation. She has worked in the HVAC industry for more than 17 years in various sales, marketing and product capacities and has been a member of WHVACR for more than 10 years.
Jane Sidebottom has been selected to serve as the executive board’s vice president for 2025. She served on the WHVACR board of directors last year and is the president and founder of AMK, LLC, a strategic growth and management consulting company that works with manufacturers, distributors, and service companies to grow their businesses. Sidebottom founded AMK in 2007 to fill a gap for market growth expertise in the skilled trades and their manufacturing and service partners. She has 7 years of private and non-profit board experience.
Other executive board members include:
• Lori Tschohl, immediate past president: Tschohl is president of Eagle Pipe & Mechanical in Port Ludlow, Washington.
• Angela Miller, treasurer: Miller is the brand ambassador for Goettl Air Conditioning & Plumbing in Las Vegas.
• Crystal Williams, secretary: Williams is the founder and marketing strategist for Lemon Seed Marketing in Burke, Texas.
The rest of the new board of directors includes:
• Laurelyn Arriaga, OME sales manager for McDaniel Metals, Inc. in Houston, Texas.
• Kelcey Brueggeman, executive vice president of business development and sales for Service Business Evolution, LLC in Phoenix.
• Melanie Cochran, vice president of Hawkins HVAC Distributors in Charlotte, North Carolina.
• Sarah Hammond, president of Atlas Services, Inc. in McAllen, Texas.
• Becky Hoelscher, senior account manager for Arkema in Sidney, Ohio.
• Lisa Knapp, president and founder of the Sea of Possibility Leaders Consulting, Inc. in Juno Beach, Florida.
• Christyn Mueller, associate director for Global Learning & Development in Muskego, Wisconsin.
• Linda Rodriguez, marketing and events manager for Quietflex in Houston.
For more information about Women in HVACR, visit https://www.womeninhvacr.org/.
About Women in HVACR
Since 2002, Women in HVACR has worked to increase the number of women in the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigerant (HVACR) industry and empower women to succeed by providing members with a variety of opportunities to network and develop a professional environment through education and mentorship. The 1,200-member nonprofit organization holds a variety of regional and national events each year and provides scholarship opportunities for women who pursue careers within the HVACR industry, including those who seek engineering and business degrees or a trade school education. For more information about Women in HVACR, visit https://www.womeninhvacr.org/.
